John Scofield (1977) [SOFTLY, AS IN A MORNING SUNRISE]

From the album ’John Scofield Live’, featuring John Scofield – guitar, Richie Beirach – piano, George Mraz – bass, and Joe LaBarbera – drums. Recorded live in München, Germany November 4, 1977. The JGC History series features specifically curated playlists to help trace the lineage of some of the most influential jazz compositions of all time. Join me on Patreon for Lead Sheets, Play-Alongs, Transcriptions, Lessons and much more: Some notes about the composition as found on Composer: Sigmund Romberg Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II Year: 1928 Origin: Introduced in the Operetta The New Moon. Style: Almost always swung, it is taken at a wide variety of tempos. Form: A-A-B-A (32 Bars) [8-8-8-8] Key: Most commonly played in C minor. Harmony/Overview: The harmony of this composition is very functional, and along with the melody rema